Name: Florence Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2026-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $431.08/cwt on 36 head, up $32.00 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +12.64 against this barn's trailing median of $418.43.

Average price

$431.08

▲ 32.00 vs prior sale

36 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$55.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

vs AL average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	446.96	2,397	15thin
Medium and Large 2	543	426.44	2,314	17thin
Medium and Large 3	567	391.20	2,216	4thin

One grade step is worth $55.76/cwt here — about $181 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $449.66, low $355.45, median $418.43 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

431.08

—

AL average15 barns · 219 hd

427.63

+3.45

This barn, trailing median30 sales

418.43

+12.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,620	196.99	3,191	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	171.89	2,463	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	166.41	2,013	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	143.45	1,344	28

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,567	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,069	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$2,370	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,950	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	—	$1,683	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$4,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	—	$3,856	8

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	365.00/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	395.18/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,634	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	453.13/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,374	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	503.66/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	408.30/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,319	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	473.51/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	592.44/cwt	590.00–600.00	2,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,029	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	347.47/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	436.75/cwt	436.75–436.75	2,638	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	429.99/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,451	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	593.17/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	420.03/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,172	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	503.99/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,117	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	482.13/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,266	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	524.82/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,026	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	436.24/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,303	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,358	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	361.89/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	455.03/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	550.86/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	506.15/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	383.88/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	406.21/cwt	405.00–410.00	2,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	517.35/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	328.34/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	402.93/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,329	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	369.29/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,260	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	277	546.45/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	496.33/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	526.26/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	359.61/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	561.58/cwt	555.00–570.00	2,319	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	511.26/cwt	505.00–517.50	1,830	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	478.21/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,008	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	414.22/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	352.09/cwt	350.00–352.50	2,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	389.16/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,424	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	530.31/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	453.02/cwt	445.00–465.00	2,093	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	562.18/cwt	550.00–575.00	2,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	318	523.40/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,664	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	165.19/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,991	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	173.39/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,176	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	154.12/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,731	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	174.11/cwt	172.00–177.00	2,364	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	2,512	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	166.27/cwt	164.00–169.00	2,552	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,850.00/head	4,800.00–4,900.00	4,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	4,075.00/head	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,075	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,370.45/head	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,370	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,566.67/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	3,068.75/head	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,069	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,683.33/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,950.00/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	480.89/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,799	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	432.25/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,027	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,261	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	402.40/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	460.73/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,175	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	478.33/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,033	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	403.96/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	432.57/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,622	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	366.70/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,156	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	135.07/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,220	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	151.53/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,497	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	142.72/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,290	7
Bulls	—	—	1,357	178.52/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,423	3
Bulls	—	—	1,836	210.76/cwt	203.00–218.00	3,870	6
Bulls	—	—	1,563	193.96/cwt	184.00–200.00	3,032	9

How this sale compares

Alabama weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Alabama auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Alabama feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

Mon Mar 23, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Montgomery, AL (LS-MG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 707Last week 406Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 64Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 42Year ago 56

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle sold 1.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder cattle sold steady to 8.00 higher. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cattle sold sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	520.00–530.00	526.26
14	350–400	358	505.00–517.50	511.26
15	400–450	420	470.00–495.00	478.21
13	450–500	462	445.00–465.00	453.02
5	500–550	517	415.00–425.00	420.03
3	550–600	568	400.00–415.00	408.30
3	600–650	633	385.00–400.00	395.18
3	650–700	657	360.00–370.00	365.00
6	700–750	726	350.00–352.50	352.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	540.00	540.00
4	250–300	288	510.00–530.00	517.35
8	300–350	325	490.00–510.00	506.15
11	350–400	374	470.00–490.00	480.89
8	400–450	416	450.00–465.00	455.03
9	450–500	469	420.00–440.00	432.25
4	500–550	521	405.00–410.00	406.21
5	550–600	573	375.00–395.00	383.88
12	600–650	612	360.00–374.00	369.29
3	650–700	677	320.00–335.00	328.34
1	750–800	765	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	520.00	520.00
1	250–300	270	495.00	495.00
1	300–350	325	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	375	430.00–440.00	432.57
1	400–450	405	415.00	415.00
5	450–500	493	390.00–415.00	403.96
1	500–550	535	380.00	380.00
3	550–600	588	360.00–375.00	366.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	640.00	640.00
4	350–400	364	590.00–600.00	592.44
6	400–450	413	555.00–570.00	561.58
4	500–550	534	470.00–485.00	473.51
10	600–650	627	405.00–430.00	414.22
2	650–700	688	395.00	395.00
5	700–750	707	372.50	372.50
4	750–800	766	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	600–650	604	436.75	436.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	610.00	610.00
3	300–350	332	590.00–600.00	593.17
9	350–400	365	550.00–575.00	562.18
8	400–450	419	520.00–545.00	530.31
10	450–500	475	495.00–520.00	503.66
11	500–550	524	445.00–465.00	453.13
4	550–600	570	425.00–440.00	429.99
6	600–650	623	385.00–395.00	389.16
8	650–700	665	355.00–370.00	359.61
1	750–800	770	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	610.00	610.00
1	250–300	295	580.00	580.00
11	300–350	324	540.00–570.00	550.86
18	350–400	386	510.00–540.00	524.82
11	400–450	420	490.00–515.00	503.99
18	450–500	470	470.00–490.00	482.13
12	500–550	528	425.00–440.00	436.24
5	550–600	578	390.00–410.00	402.93
4	600–650	609	350.00–367.50	361.89
2	650–700	683	345.00–350.00	347.47
4	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	790	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	580.00	580.00
6	250–300	277	540.00–550.00	546.45
3	300–350	318	520.00–530.00	523.40
4	350–400	367	490.00–505.00	496.33
6	400–450	425	470.00–485.00	478.33
7	450–500	472	450.00–465.00	460.73
2	500–550	538	395.00–410.00	402.40
2	550–600	595	375.00–385.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	345.00	345.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,205	161.00–168.00	165.19
13	—	1,255	170.00–179.00	173.39
6	—	1,123	150.00–159.00	154.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,358	172.00–177.00	174.11
2	—	1,388	180.00–182.00	180.99
6	—	1,535	164.00–169.00	166.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	903	130.00–138.00	135.07
11	—	988	149.00–156.00	151.53
7	—	904	140.00–146.00	142.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,357	175.00–181.00	178.52
6	—	1,836	203.00–218.00	210.76
9	—	1,563	184.00–200.00	193.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	—	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	—	4,800.00–4,900.00	4,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	—	3,700.00–4,300.00	4,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · n/c wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	—	2,050.00–2,550.00	2,370.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	—	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,566.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	—	2,800.00–3,300.00	3,068.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	—	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,683.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	—	2,150.00	2,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	—	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,950.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Tennessee Valley Livestock - Florence, AL

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